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A tube, as of cane or reed, sometimes twelve feet long, through which an arrow or other projectile may be impelled by the force of the breath. It is a weapon much used by certain Indians of America and the West Indies; -…

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  1. n. A tube, as of cane or reed, sometimes twelve feet long, through which an arrow or other projectile may be impelled by the force of the breath. It is a weapon much used by certain Indians of America and the West Indies; -- called also blowpipe, and blowtube. See Sumpitan.
  2. n. a tube through which darts can be shot by blowing
  3. A tube, as of cane or reed, sometimes twelve feet long, through which an arrow or other projectile may be impelled by the force of the breath. It is a weapon much used by certain Indians of America and the West Indies; -- called also blowpipe, and blowtube. See Sumpitan.
  4. A tube, as of cane or reed, sometimes twelve feet long, throughwhich an arrow or other projectile may be impelled by the force ofthe breath. It is a weapon much used by certain Indians of Americaand the West Indies; -- called also blowpipe, and blowtube. SeeSumpitan.
  5. n:100 n. a tube through which darts can be shot by blowing